Exo Journal — Rifle Hunting

Mark Huelsing
How To Shoot With Your Pack & Trekking Poles While Rifle Hunting

How To Shoot With Your Pack & Trekking Poles While Rifle Hunting

When it isn't possible to get prone or find natural shooting support in the field, we use our pack and trekking poles to build rock-solid shooting positions. In this video, Mark demonstrates how to use an Exo Mtn Gear pack and his trekking poles (equipped with Wiser Precision Quick-StiX adapters) to shoot from sitting and kneeling positions...

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Mark Huelsing
4 Ways to Carry a Rifle on Your EXO Pack

4 Ways to Carry a Rifle on Your EXO Pack

There are four primary ways to carry a rifle on the K3 Pack Systems. In this video, we demonstrate two options using our K3 Rifle Carrier accessory, and two options that use the built-in pockets and compression straps of the K3 Packs — no accessories needed...

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Mark Huelsing
Hunting with a Suppressor — What I've Learned...

Hunting with a Suppressor — What I've Learned...

Having hunted with a suppressor for a couple of years — including shooting suppressed on several successful hunts, and also firing hundreds of suppressed rounds in practice — here is what I have learned about using a suppressor for hunting...

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Mark Huelsing
My First Idaho Spring Bear Hunt, Part 2 — What I Learned

My First Idaho Spring Bear Hunt, Part 2 — What I Learned

I recently returned from my very first Idaho spring bear hunt. This was a hunt that I shared my plans for previously and that I was looking forward to more than most, as I am a bear hunter through and through. In short, it was incredible. I spent 9 days solo bear hunting and backpacking through some of the most rugged country in the Lower 48. Bears were spotted, stalks were made, and shots were taken. However, no bears came home with me on this trip. In the end, I just flat-out missed. A bummer to say the least, but...

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